What are some opposite words for prod?
Antonyms for prod
prɒdprod
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Prodnoun
Prodnoun
A Protestant, (as termed by Roman Catholics), that is in the context of their religious beliefs, or those who have been born in the Protestant tradition, or sometimes those implied to be Protestant by their political ideology of Irish unionism or Ulster loyalism.
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goad, goading, prod, prodding, urging, spur, spurringnoun
a verbalization that encourages you to attempt something
"the ceaseless prodding got on his nerves"
Synonyms:
spur track, goading, spurring, prodding, gad, importunity, urgency, urging, goad, acantha, spine, branch line, spurprod, goadverb
a pointed instrument that is used to prod into a state of motion
nudge, poke at, prodverb
to push against gently
"She nudged my elbow when she saw her friend enter the restaurant"
Synonyms:
nudge, poke, jab, stab, dig, incite, poke at, egg onprod, incite, egg onverb
urge on; cause to act
"The other children egged the boy on, but he did not want to throw the stone through the window"
Synonyms:
stab, dig, actuate, instigate, prompt, egg on, move, propel, motivate, stir up, jab, nudge, poke at, incite, poke, set offjab, prod, stab, poke, digverb
poke or thrust abruptly
"he jabbed his finger into her ribs"
Synonyms:
compass, nose, incite, toil, pry, grind, dig, drudge, moil, dig up, jab, poke, horn in, delve, nudge, grasp, egg on, thump, cut into, knife, travail, labour, get the picture, hollow, stab, apprehend, pound, comprehend, turn over, excavate, savvy, labor, grok, intrude, poke at, dig out
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
prodnoun
Synonyms:
goad
How to use prod in a sentence?
I am certainly not one of those who need to be prodded. In fact, if anything, I am the prod.
The Democratic constituency is just like a herd of cows. All you have to do is lay out enough silage and they come running. That’s why I became an operative working with Democrats. With Democrats all you have to do is make a lot of noise, lay out the hay, and be ready to use the ole cattle prod in case a few want to bolt the herd.
How do you capture the data and build relationships with all the people suddenly eager to help ? How do you quickly build an organization equipped to utilize that data and those relationships and develop a strategy, particularly in the must-win early states, and how do you prepare for the sterner tests that come for a' hot' candidate, as media and opponents begin to poke and prod with greater intensity to see if you are up to the job.
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